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What a Barrel of Whiskey Contains

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. · Jul 10, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 34.

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What a Barrel of Whiskey Contains

A barrel of headaches, of heartaches, of woes; A barrel of curses, a barrel of blows; A barrel of sorrow for a loving, weary wife; A barrel of care, a barrel of strife; A barrel of unavailing regret; A barrel of cares, a barrel of debt; A barrel of hunger, of poison, of pain; A barrel of hopes all blasted and vain; A barrel of poverty, ruin, and blight; A barrel of tears that run in the night; A barrel of crime, a barrel of groans; A barrel of orphans' most pitiful moans; A barrel of serpents that hiss as they pass, That glow from the liquor in the head of the glass; A barrel of falsehoods; a barrel of cries That fall from the maniac's lips as he dies!